76: Chapter 76 There are no useless pets, only useless beast tamers.

The brilliant sunlight was sliced into countless tiny, dancing light spots by the dense, layered canopy of the forest, sprinkling onto the ground covered in thick, decaying leaves.

Lin Chen, with his Flame Claw Beast and Songsong Dog, was traveling through this perilous secret realm forest in an almost unscrupulous manner.

He didn't deliberately hide his footsteps, didn't detour to avoid territories where powerful creatures might reside, and even occasionally let the Flame Claw Beast intentionally emit its aura or let the Songsong Dog bark.

He was eager for more wild pets to be attracted.

Active delivery is always better than searching all over the mountains and plains.

This was Lin Chen's most genuine thought.

He had been in the secret realm for the better part of a day, from early morning to afternoon, pushing forward all the way to the north.

Several first-rank pets that blindly crashed into them became sharpening stones for the Songsong Dog, while five second-rank pets became nutrients in the Flame Claw Beast's experience bar.

It was just that the pets in this secret realm seemed to share a common trait: they were stubborn.

After being defeated, the pets here generally showed unwillingness and stubbornness until they were beaten up a few times by the two little guys, which wasted quite a bit of time during the journey.

"It really is true that a place nurtures its own kind of pets," Lin Chen remarked with some emotion.

Fortunately, both pets had made significant progress:

[Flame Claw Beast Level: Second Rank, Fifth Stage (48 / 66)]

[Songsong Dog Level: First Rank (265 / 300)]

The Flame Claw Beast was on the verge of breaking through to the sixth stage, and the Songsong Dog was also approaching the second rank.

What satisfied Lin Chen even more was that, in the gaps between searching for the Molten Armor Lizard and fighting, the Flame Claw Beast had also discovered two fire-type first-level resources. Although the quality wasn't top-tier, it allowed the Flame Claw Beast to gain 20 evolution exp.

With this, it was only 30 experience points away from filling the Flame Claw Beast's evolution bar.

Coupled with the fact that there were already clues about the tyrant dragon heart, Lin Chen had a strong feeling at this moment—the time for the Flame Claw Beast's evolution had arrived.

"It's a pity I can only stay here for three days."

Lin Chen felt some regret: "There are so many wild pets here, and undeveloped cultivation resources. It would be great if I could stay a bit longer..."

The sun slanted westward, and the light in the forest gradually turned dim and yellow. It was estimated that in an hour or two, it would get completely dark.

Seeing this, Lin Chen decided to find a relatively safe place to camp and rest.

But just as he found a campsite, a burst of intense fighting sounds suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest ahead.

The fighting sounds continued for a while, then suddenly fell silent, and finally, cries for help from humans were heard.

The sound came from far to near, seemingly moving rapidly in his direction.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. He immediately signaled the Flame Claw Beast and the Songsong Dog to enter a state of alert, while he slipped behind a thick tree trunk and stared intently.

Within a few seconds, the bushes ahead shook violently, and a tall, chubby boy with a panicked face, covered in scrapes and mud, scrambled out.

While running, he looked back in terror from time to time, as if something terrible was chasing him.

As soon as he rushed out of the bushes, he saw Lin Chen ahead. He was startled at first, then a strong desire to survive erupted on his face. He waved his arms desperately and shouted in a voice that had almost changed pitch:

"Run, run quickly! Get out of here!"

Lin Chen hid behind the tree without coming out, just raised his voice and asked: "What happened? What's going on ahead?"

Seeing that Lin Chen didn't move, the chubby boy stomped his feet in anxiety, but still gasped and explained as fast as he could:

"It's the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear! Two Earth-Shattering Violent Bears live in the depths of this forest. Several freshmen teamed up to challenge them, but they were all slapped unconscious and taken away."

Speaking of this, he still had lingering fears, his face showing a look of terror: "My classmate and I didn't believe in evil, thinking that if we cooperated well, we might be able to deal with them."

"As a result, the methods of these two Earth-Shattering Violent Bears were exceptionally cruel. They defeated us in no time, my classmate was also taken away, and I escaped in the chaos."

He became more urgent as he spoke: "Run with me quickly, it would be over if these two guys caught up."

After listening to the chubby boy's account, Lin Chen's eyes became brighter and brighter. Beside him, the Flame Claw Beast was already rubbing its palms, and the Songsong Dog raised its head, sniffing the strange scent in the air.

Good, good, good, so there were still powerful pets missing in this area.

Lin Chen's gaze was fiery, and he hurriedly asked about the location of the two Earth-Shattering Violent Bears.

"What? You want to find them?" The chubby boy's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Lin Chen nodded.

"Don't go! You will disappear too!!!" The chubby boy's voice was already mixed with sobbing, obviously, the violent behavior of the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear had caused him serious psychological trauma.

"I am a Primary Beastmaster." Lin Chen pointed to the eager Flame Claw Beast and Songsong Dog, "You don't need to worry about me."

The boy looked at the calm Lin Chen, then looked at the two aggressive pets beside him, gritted his teeth, and stomped his foot: "You... you! Sigh, forget it. I'll go with you! My classmate is still inside, I can't just run away like this! But it's agreed, if the situation is not right, we will withdraw immediately."

"Lead the way." Lin Chen nodded.

Led by the chubby boy, the two walked quickly for a few minutes and soon arrived at an area where the trees were relatively sparse and the ground had many huge exposed rocks.

After bypassing a rock as huge as a house, the view suddenly opened up.

In a cleared forest clearing, the scene was quite bizarre.

In the center of the clearing, a giant bear, as large as a small truck and covered in black-brown fur like steel needles, was lying comfortably on its side, making a comfortable snoring sound.

Beside it lay a small bear, only one-third its size, with slightly lighter fur, but looking equally sturdy.

And beside these two large and small Earth-Shattering Violent Bears, stood four freshmen wearing Qiming Academy training uniforms with terrified faces. They were in groups of two, carefully scratching the giant bear and the small bear with trembling hands.

Looking at their stiff movements and expressions as if they were about to cry, it was clearly not voluntary.

The Earth-Shattering Violent Bear would occasionally let out a dissatisfied low roar, or gently pat the ground with its huge bear paw, scaring the freshmen into a shiver, and they quickly adjusted the strength and position of the scratching.

"Look. That's them!" The chubby boy hid behind a rock, pointing at the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear, his voice trembling, "My classmate, that boy in blue clothes!"

Lin Chen swept his gaze, and sure enough, he saw one of the boys who was scratching the giant bear's back, his face pale.

"Now you know how terrible these two guys are, right? Even if you are a Primary Beastmaster, you are definitely not an opponent." The chubby boy lowered his voice and persuaded again.

Lin Chen stared at the giant bear from afar, but the tall figure of Zhao Siwen appeared in his mind.

Could Zhao Siwen go head-to-head with this guy?

"Hey, hey, hey, are you listening to me?" The chubby boy reached out and waved in front of Lin Chen.

Lin Chen composed his mind and smiled slightly: "You stay here and don't walk around, I'll be back in a moment."

The next moment, Lin Chen walked forward, while aiming his energy detection bracelet at the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear.

"Race: Earth-Shattering Violent Bear."

"Attribute: Earth."

"Race Grade: High-level Transcendent."

"Strength Level: Second Rank, Fifth Stage."

This Earth-Shattering Violent Bear had a strength of Second Rank, Fifth Stage. No wonder these freshmen were no match for it.

Lin Chen had encountered several freshmen during the day, and their pets were still at the First Rank. Apparently, freshmen who owned Second Rank pets were still a minority.

To think of defeating a Second Rank pet by crossing ranks with just a few First Rank pets, wasn't that just wishful thinking?

"Hey, wait! Let's formulate a tactic, forget it, I'll come to help too." The chubby boy was anxious and wanted to follow out to help.

But Lin Chen suddenly turned his head, his gaze sweeping toward him like lightning, his tone vigilant: "You stay here."

He absolutely would not allow anyone to steal his experience points.

Chubby boy: "???"

When Lin Chen left the cover, he immediately attracted the attention of the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear and the freshmen.

These freshmen who were serving the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear saw another reckless person actively coming to the door. They were stunned at first, then immediately shook their heads, signaling Lin Chen to leave quickly with their eyes.

Lin Chen was unmoved.

"Roar!"

The arrival of the uninvited guest made the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear let out a roar of dissatisfaction. Its huge body slowly sat up, its copper bell-like bear eyes flashing with the anger of being offended, locking firmly onto Lin Chen.

The small bear on the side also stood up, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, letting out a threatening roar.

The Flame Claw Beast stepped forward, blocking in front of Lin Chen, its eyes flashing with fierce light, fearless as it stared at the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear: "Gagu!"

The Songsong Dog also lowered its body, guarding closely in front of Lin Chen's side: "Yingwu!"

After battle after battle, the little guy gradually understood a truth—most opponents were not as good as itself. If an opponent stronger than itself appeared, just leave it to the Flame Claw Beast.

"Er Huo, leave the big one to you. Nuomi, the small one is for you to practice." Lin Chen quickly assigned the targets.

"Gagu!"

"Yingwu!"

The two pets responded in unison.

The next moment, the battle broke out.

The Flame Claw Beast took the initiative. Its chest swelled, and a condensed Flame Breath Bullet whistled out, shooting straight at the face of the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear.

It kicked the ground with its four claws, moved rapidly laterally to open up the distance, and at the same time, fire ignited in its mouth again. The second and third Flame Breath Bullets were shot out one after another, blocking the possible evasion routes of the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear.

Since the Flame Breath Bullet broke through to the Proficient Rank, not only was the release speed extremely fast, but the energy consumption was also significantly reduced.

The most critical point was that the power was greatly increased.

"Roar!!!"

The Earth-Shattering Violent Bear was thoroughly angered by the unprovoked attack. It stood up and waved its giant palm, the size of a door panel, carrying a howling gale, attempting to shatter the first fireball with a slap.

But the fireball was scorching hot, carrying high temperatures, and exploded suddenly.

Bang, bang, bang!

As the fire splashed, the violent impact caused the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear's body to sway, and it uncontrollably took two steps back.

"Roar?"

The Earth-Shattering Violent Bear suddenly sobered up. This was definitely not an opponent it could easily handle.

Seeing the remaining two coming one after another, the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear hurriedly dodged left and right. It narrowly avoided the second one, but was squarely hit in the chest by the third fireball.

Boom!

The raging flames scorched the black-brown fur, and the violent explosion caused the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear to sway again, almost falling to the ground.

"Gagu?"

The Flame Claw Beast felt dissatisfied.

It actually didn't kill the opponent in one hit.

Lin Chen helplessly held his forehead.

This Earth-Shattering Violent Bear is at the same strength level as you, and plus, earth-type pets have excellent resistance to fire-type skills, so it's normal not to be killed in one hit.

"Roar!!"

The Earth-Shattering Violent Bear stabilized its figure, roared repeatedly, stepped with heavy steps, and launched a violent pounce, rushing toward the Flame Claw Beast like an out-of-control chariot.

"Er Huo, let it see your Proficient Rank Small Explosion." Lin Chen's thought emerged.

"Gagu!"

The Flame Claw Beast locked onto the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear charging straight at it. Its chest swelled, and orange, dazzling firelight churned in its mouth. The next moment, a pillar of orange fire whistled out, the hot heat reflecting in everyone's eyes.

Boom!!!

The fire pillar swallowed the charging Earth-Shattering Violent Bear, accompanied by a violent explosion sound, black smoke billowed and filled the air, blocking the vision.

When the black smoke dissipated, the charred and weak-breathing Earth-Shattering Violent Bear was half-kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily.

On the other side, the battle between the Songsong Dog and the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear cub was a different style.

Although the cub was relatively small in size, its strength was still not to be underestimated, and its pounce was fierce.

Therefore, the Songsong Dog fully utilized the advantages of its small size and flexible speed. It was like a white ghost, rapidly shuttling and jumping on the open space, rocks, and even the cub's body.

The cub waved its claws angrily, but could never touch the slippery white figure.

The Songsong Dog would sometimes dart out from the side and scratch the cub's nose; sometimes jump onto a nearby low tree branch, and then pounce down from the air to hit the back of the cub's head; sometimes launch [Puppy Roar], the invisible mental impact making the cub dizzy and its attack rhythm chaotic.

The cub was played around in circles, roaring repeatedly, but could do nothing about the Songsong Dog. Instead, because of impatience, it consumed a lot of physical strength, and there were many shallow scratches and bruises on its body.

The four freshmen who were originally scratching it had long since scrambled to hide behind the rock, huddling with the chubby boy, watching this battle with wide eyes.

"Damn, where did you invite this big shot from?"

"The Songsong Dog playing with the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear, this scene is too impactful to my worldview."

"I said it early on, there are no useless pets, only useless Beast Tamers."

"Primary Beastmaster, Second Rank Flame Claw Beast, hiss, which big shot is this coming to the Freshman Grand Competition to bully the newbies?"

While everyone was discussing, the Flame Claw Beast and the Songsong Dog had fully exerted their advantages and firmly occupied the initiative of the battle.

Boom!

Accompanied by the Flame Claw Beast's final Fiery Charge, the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear, whose state was declining, could not dodge and was hit head-on. Its huge body flew out like a kite with a broken string, broke a big tree, and fell heavily to the ground.

The Songsong Dog launched Swift Shadow Flash, also repelled the cub, and achieved victory.

[Defeated a Second Rank pet, Agumon gained 6 experience points]

[Defeated a First Rank pet, Puppy Beast gained 3 experience points]

"Roar..."

Smashing heavily on the ground, the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear had lost its ability to fight. Dazed and confused, it shook its head, struggled to lift its chest, and cast an angry gaze at the Flame Claw Beast not far away.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up: "Eh? You're not convinced?"